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The Nvidia CEO christened the Taylor Swift of tech

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has nothing short of rock star status, which is on full display at events.

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British tech tycoon cleared in US fraud trial

Former Autonomy boss Mike Lynch was accused of fraud related to the $11bn sale of his software firm.

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Scientists enlist AI to interpret meaning of barks

They are also digging into whether AI can tell a dog’s age, gender and breed based on the noises it makes.

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Plans to use Facebook and Instagram posts to train AI criticised

Public posts, images and image captions will also be used to develop parent company Meta’s AI tools.

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Nvidia value surges past $3tn and overtakes Apple

Nvidia has been marked out as a winner from a wave of investments in artificial intelligence.

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Mother hits out at Meta over sextortion death data delay

Murray Dowey, 16, from Dunblane took his own life last December after being blackmailed online.

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Court rules Google must face £13.6bn advertising lawsuit

The search giant’s parent Alphabet called the case ‘incoherent’ in arguments to get the case dropped.

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Australia drops case against X over stabbing videos

The case was seen as a test of Australia’s ability to enforce online safety rules on social media giants.

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Brands and celebrities hit by TikTok cyber-attack

The video-sharing app told the BBC that a “very limited” number of accounts had been compromised.

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Instagram tests forcing users to watch adverts

The “ad break” feature it is trialling means users cannot scroll or swipe past adverts as usual.

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